My doctor prescribed Metformin. I just dont feel comfortable taking it. The side effects scare me. I have made a new discovery about a natural fiber that I think is just as strong as Metformin. It is called “PGX” and clinical trials prove that is improves insulin resistance better than any drug or natural product available.

I am taking 15 grams of PGX fiber a day. Do you think that this could help my PCOS as good as Metformin would? I am already feeling much better on it, my cravings have went down alot, and I am not binge eating very much at all.

Please Reply

Thanks
Amanda W.

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Dear Amanda,

Thank you for contacting Insulite’s PCOS Support blog. I think it’s great that you are feeling better using that fiber product. Hopefully it will help to keep your blood sugar balanced and help you lose weight. Keeping your blood sugars balanced will help the PCOS symptoms. Ours system does contain a fiber blend as well as nutrients and botanicals to help reverse insulin resistance and balance hormones. The big thing you are not getting with the fiber product is the hormone balancing ingredients and antioxidants. But as I said before, it’s great that you are feeling better so continue with it and see if your other symptoms improve. If they don’t, you may want to consider using the Insulite PCOS System.

I hope this information answers your questions. Please don’t hesitate to contact us again with any further questions or concerns.

Best wishes,

Dr. Nicole Kellum, ND
Insulite Laboratories Consulting & Advisory teams

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Dear Monica,

Thank you for contacting Insulite Labs’ PCOS Support Blog. I am so glad you found our website.

I have not heard from any of our customers with PCOS suffering from this. I wish I could be more helpful, as it sounds really frustrating.

Have you tried Benadryl? Or a homeopathic itch/rash cream from your local health food store?

I can say that we know that our reproductive hormones have receptors all over our body (not just in our reproductive organs), so we don’t fully understand how they affect every part of the body. I did see a thread on an itchy rash on a PCOS message board called soulcysters.net. It was not very helpful, but shows that you may be on to something and are not alone.

I hope the itchy rash resolves soon!

Best wishes,

Dr. Nicole Kellum, ND
Insulite Laboratories Consulting & Advisory teams

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Dear Katherine,

Thank you for contacting the Insulite PCOS support blog. I am so glad you found our website.

Congratulations on the birth of your daughter! It’s great to want to be pro-active by preventing the development of PCOS. I think the most important thing you can do is to teach her the importance of a healthy lifestyle, which includes a healthy diet and regular exercise. Teach by example.

It sounds like someone in your family has been recently diagnosed with PCOS. PCOS is notoriously difficult to diagnose. It is a diagnosis of exclusion. In other words, it is important to rule out other diseases that can cause symptoms similar to PCOS (such as Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia). To diagnose PCOS, we use a combination of clinical symptoms (what you experience as the patient, such as excess hair growth, irregular menses, acne, skin tags, weight gain, infertility, etc.) and lab tests.

Some of the common treatments include a healthy diet plan that is often low in carbs, includes regular exercise, and medication or nutrients to improve insulin sensitivity. Metformin (glucophage) is often prescribed. Birth control pills are also often prescribed to regulate menses. Some women with PCOS respond well to Glucophage in terms of losing weight and regulating their menses, but we hear from many women for whom this medication is ineffective.

Our view on the pharmaceutical treatment of PCOS is that there is no one drug on the market that will change your condition. The only way to reverse the disorder is to reduce elevations in insulin, which directly affect testosterone and other hormonal changes that are responsible for causing PCOS. The Insulite PCOS System uses botanicals and nutrients to help reverse insulin resistance and balance hormones.

You can read much more about the Insulite PCOS System by visiting the following link and browsing around: http://www.pcos.insulitelabs.com/.

I hope this information answers your questions. Please don’t hesitate to contact us again with any further questions or concerns.

Best wishes,

Dr. Nicole Kellum, ND
Insulite Laboratories Consulting & Advisory teams

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I was diagnosed with PCOS 2 years back though symptoms like facial hair, acne etc were there since long. The doctor prescribed Diane 35 which i have been taking since then. Recently I have gained a lot of weight though I have always been overweight. My height is 5′5 and I weigh 75 kgs. Please advise how can I lose weight and if its possible to lose weight without having to stop the pill. Please advise.

Arushi

Dear Arushi,

Thank you for visiting our PCOS support blog.

Your questions have been forwarded to our Consulting & Advisory teams. These doctors are
knowledgeable about PCOS and very caring. Their response will be posted here in the near future.

Please visit us anytime we can be of help and support to you.

Sincerely,

Catherine L
PCOS Support Blog

Dear Angie,

Thank you for contacting the Insulite PCOS Support Blog.

It’s unfair of your friends to tease you, especially if they know you want kids and are having difficulty getting pregnant. It’s wonderful that your doctor has been so helpful so far. Has your doctor spoken to you about diet and exercise? Women with PCOS may be able to improve their fertility by losing weight and improving the insulin resistance that underlies PCOS.

The Insulite PCOS System, which you may have read about on our website, http://www.pcos.insulitelabs.com, is designed to help heal PCOS by addressing its underlying cause, which in most cases is insulin resistance.

With insulin resistance, the body becomes insensitive to the insulin it produces, which leads to elevated circulating levels of insulin. This in turn leads to hormonal imbalances such as increased testosterone and other androgens (masculinizing hormones).

Elevated insulin also contributes to the formation of cysts in the ovaries in part due to the hormonal imbalances and also because the ovaries are highly sensitive to the influence of insulin.

All of these factors combine to complicate a woman’s chances of conceiving if she has PCOS.

The Insulite PCOS System helps to improve insulin sensitivity with its combination of nutrients and herbs as well as diet and exercise guidelines. The supplements are also designed to correct the hormone imbalance of PCOS.

Our system is designed to balance the testosterone, insulin and other reproductive hormones that impact ovulation.

Glucophage (Metformin) acts as an anti-hyperglycemic; it reduces glucose thereby reducing insulin levels. It is prescribed to women with PCOS because the condition is caused by insulin resistance. Some women with PCOS respond well to Glucophage in terms of losing weight and regulating their menses, but we hear from many women for whom this medication is ineffective.

Our view on the pharmaceutical treatment of PCOS is that there is no one drug on the market that will change your condition. The only way to reverse the disorder is to reduce elevations in insulin, which directly affect testosterone and other hormonal changes that are responsible for causing PCOS.

While we cannot promise that you will conceive on our program, we know that theoretically reducing insulin and testosterone will increase your chances of conceiving.

It is safe to continue trying to get pregnant while you are using the System. We do recommend, however, that, if you become pregnant while using the PCOS System, you discontinue using the supplements during your pregnancy and then resume them after you finish breastfeeding. The reason is that while we know that the Insulite PCOS System is safe and non-toxic in general, these supplements have not been tested in any clinical trials specifically on pregnant women or infants.

I hope this information answers your questions. Please don?t hesitate to contact us again with any further questions or concerns.

Best wishes,

Dr. Nicole Kellum, ND
Insulite Laboratories Consulting & Advisory teams

Please visit our PCOS community where you can share ideas, concerns and
issues and find additional information and support to reverse PCOS symptoms:
http://www.pcos.insulitelabs.com/blog/index.php PCOS Support Blog
http://pcos.insulitelabs.com/forums/index.php PCOS Forums

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Thanks,
Cindy

Dear Cindy,

Thank you for writing into the PCOS Support blog. I am sorry to hear that you are experiencing PUPPP (pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy). For those who do not know what this is, I am sure Cindy can tell you it is uncomfortable to say the least.

What it comes down to is, an itchy rash that develops usually later in pregnancy. It can start on the belly and then spread down the thighs, legs and up the body as well. It is a red itchy rash and is extremely uncomfortable. Often steroids are used to treat it, such as you are currently taking. Topically women use oat meal baths, aloe vera gel and many women have success with pine tar soap (Grandpa’s pine tar soap) to help relieve the itching.

When it comes to internal use of herbs during pregnancy, there are many that can be used safely. However, because I am not your doctor and have never seen you as a patient, I am not comfortable making a recommendation regarding use. You can read more about herbs and pregnancy at: http://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/naturalherbsvitamins.html. Nettles are discussed.

Cindy, I hope that this clears quickly. Best of luck!

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Best Wishes,
Dr. Heather DeLuca, ND
Insulite Laboratories Consulting & Advisory teams

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Hi Alex,

Thanks for giving us the opportunity to link up. However, at this time, we’re focusing on links that relate directly to PCOS and other insulin resistance-related conditions to expand our PCOS support blog and community.

Best regards,
Catherine L, Editor, PCOS Support Blog

Dear Liza,

Thank you for contacting our PCOS support blog.

I assume you are thinking about the Mirena IUD, which releases a hormone to prevent pregnancy. It can thin the lining of the uterus and then lead to changes in your period. It can become heavier for the first few months and then can become lighter and shorter. Some women report amenorrhea or absent menses.

Your doctor can provide you with more information on this form of birth control. It may not be the best option for you if you would like to conceive in the near future. Like the birth control pill, IUD’s can artificially induce/regulate your periods, but these methods do not actually change the underlying pathology behind PCOS.

Although I have reviewed the Mirena physician info guide and it did report changes in glucose tolerance and suggested diabetics monitor their glucose levels http://berlex.bayerhealthcare.com/html/products/pi/Mirena_PI.pdf ).

If this is the case it could potentially affect PCOS. PCOS is usually caused by insulin resistance. Using oral contraceptives or other hormonal forms of birth control does not treat the cause of PCOS.

I hope this information answers your questions. Please don’t hesitate to contact us again with any further questions or concerns.

Best wishes,

Dr. Nicole Kellum, ND
Insulite Laboratories Consulting & Advisory teams

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I was diagnosed with PCOS about 3 years ago. I have recently been diagnosed with High blood pressure. I was wondering if it would be safe for me to take your Insulin package as well as continuing to take the medication for High blood pressure. Please advise.

Thanks,
Jennifer

Dear Jennifer,

Thank you for writing into the PCOS support blog. I am sorry that I did not post a response to your question sooner.

With the information you included, I can tell you that you can use the Insulite PCOS System with most blood pressure medications. We have had many customers take blood pressure lowering medications (like lisinopril, furosemide, metoprolol, etc.) along with the Insulite System and no one has reported low blood pressure or interactions.

One additional long-term benefit of using the Insulite System is that, by lowering circulating fasting insulin levels, you will also reduce high blood pressure. Elevated levels of insulin will actually damage the interior lining of vessels contributing to high blood pressure or hypertension.

I do want to mention that there is some evidence that CoQ10 (one of the ingredients in the RejuvenX supplement) has mild blood pressure lowering effects. There have been some reports in the medical literature that if CoQ10 is taken at the same time that a blood-pressure lowering drug is used, blood pressure may become too low.

Signs of low blood pressure could include dizziness, confusion, fainting/faintness, headache, and irregular heartbeat.

Again, we have had many customers take blood pressure lowering medications along with the Insulite PCOS System and no one has reported these side effects.

After using the Insulite PCOS System, if you notice that your blood pressure seems too low, you could speak to your doctor about adjusting your blood pressure medications.

My other caution is to take medications separately from the GlucX (one of the supplements in the Insulite PCOS System). The reason for this is that GlucX is high in fiber, which could theoretically interfere with the absorption of other substances taken at the same time. Taking the GlucX about 4 hours away from other medications and supplements should be ample time.

Jennifer, please let me know if you have any other questions/ concerns or if I can offer any assistance. I look forward to hearing how you are doing.

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Best Wishes,
Dr. Heather DeLuca, ND
Insulite Laboratories Consulting & Advisory teams

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Dear Vanessa,

Thank you for contacting the Insulite PCOS Support Blog.

I completely understand your desire to find a doctor that will treat you as a whole person and not just separately treat each isolated condition or symptom. As a naturopath, I understand how important it is to treat the cause of an illness and to treat the whole person. Did you know that there are many naturopaths in the East Valley? You would want to see one that specializes in women’s health care. If you would like possible referrals in your area email me: nicole.kellum@insulitelabs.com

The Insulite PCOS System is not just for women trying to conceive. By reversing the insulin resistance it can help with weight loss and reduce risks associated with insulin resistance like diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

The Insulite PCOS System is not designed to heal endometriosis; however I do think that some of its symptoms would be improved by using the Insulite PCOS System.

For instance, the GlucX product contains a high amount of fiber which optimizes gut function and therefore the excretion of hormones. This would be very helpful for a condition like endometriosis, which is an estrogen-dominant state.

In addition, the PCOS+ supplement may help endometriosis by helping to balance the female hormones. It helps balance the progesterone to estrogen ratio which is necessary in treating both PCOS and endometriosis.

The Insulite PCOS System also helps the detoxification pathways, which again may help the hormone imbalance in endometriosis by optimizing the conjugation and excretion of hormones.

Finally, the diet and exercise components help to reduce excess insulin and glucose which are inflammatory hormones when in excess. Reducing this systemic inflammation could theoretically be helpful for improving endometriosis.

All this means that I don’t think the Insulite PCOS System would WORSEN endometriosis, and it may actually help in some ways.

I hope this information answers your questions. Please don’t hesitate to contact us again with any further questions or concerns.

Best wishes,

Dr. Nicole Kellum, ND
Insulite Laboratories Consulting & Advisory teams

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